This tutorial/simulation consists of three topics. In topic 1, students look at the components of chemiosmosis in the...
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This tutorial/simulation consists of three topics. In topic 1, students look at the components of chemiosmosis in the bacteriumParacoccus denitrificans in which they step through animations of electron transport, proton gradient, and ATP synthase, learning the components involved in each.In topic 2, students construct chemiosmosis pathways in mitochondria and chloroplasts. Students will: 1) select the correct components (electron donor and acceptor, ETC, ATP synthase) and place them in the appropriate subcellular location ; 2) apply concepts about redox reactions, concentration gradients, and energetics to explain how chemiosmosis fits in a cell’s overall metabolism; and 3)summarize properties of chemiosmosis in organelles and Parcoccus denitificans. In topic 3, students follow the evolution of chemiosmosis and the role it played in the evolution of cellular life. Students will: 1) learn about chemical and cellular changes on early earth; 2) analyze efficiency of early forms of chemiosmosis; 3) compare mechanisms of non- and oxygenic photosynthesis; and 4) evaluate metabolic advantages of several endosymbiotic relationships.

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This tutorial/simulation consists of three topics. In topic 1, students look at 5 frog populations to decide whether they...
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This tutorial/simulation consists of three topics. In topic 1, students look at 5 frog populations to decide whether they should be considered separate species using criteria of three of the species concepts: biological, morphological, and phylogenetic. Students will: 1) describe why species are continuous over time and space; 2) review definitions of three species concepts with strengths and weaknesses of each; 3) analyze traits to sort populations into species based on 3 species concepts; and 4) gain familiarity with: 3 species concepts, phylogenetic trees, and reproductive isolation. In topic 2, students will think about speciation events at several points along the phylogeny of the plant genus Fuchsia. Students decide whether vicariance, dispersal, or both are plausible explanations for past and current distributions. Students will: 1) interpret phylogenies and geographical distributions to determine speciation patterns; 2) integrate understandings of continental drift with speciation; 3) analyze hypotheses as they seek to explain patterns of speciation; and 4) become familiar with the terms: allopatry, sympatry, adaptive radiation, gene flow, vicariance, and polyploidy. In topic 3, students look at speciation case studies. They are asked to think critically about evidence they collect to answer questions within the following contexts:Mosquito case: Does the evidence support separating one species into more than one species?Panther case: Does the evidence show that the FL panther is unique enough to conserve? (also useful for conservation lessons). Students will: 1) interpret real data on Anopheles quadrimaculatus species complex and the Florida panther, including morphological traits, haplotypes, population histories, ecology, molecular phylogenies, hybridization, and geographic distributions; 2) define species in real life situations; and 3) make a conservation decision based on concepts in species and speciation.

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This tutorial/simulation consists of three topics. In topic 1, students learn how blood glucose, pH, and other variables are...
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This tutorial/simulation consists of three topics. In topic 1, students learn how blood glucose, pH, and other variables are maintained at stable levels by homeostasis, and what conditions result from imbalances in the variables. Students follow Ben, a fellow “student,” through a bad day in which they interpret Ben’s physiological reactions and determine how his organs and organ systems will interact to restore his homeostasis. Students encounter realistic, yet humorous situations that lead to changes in Ben’s blood pressure, pH, glucose, osmolarity, and body temperature. They then select the appropriate physiological inputs that will restore Ben’s homeostasis in each situation. In topic 2, students dive deep inside Ben to learn how messenger molecules of the nervous and endocrine system were working to carry signals throughout Ben’s body to restore his homeostasis in the previous topic. Students 1) step through animations of signaling between nervous and endocrine systems and target organs, learning which signals are fast and which are slow; 2) label events in a signal relay between the brain, pituitary gland, and kidney; and 3) classify descriptions of neurotransmitters or hormones based on properties such as receptor specificity and delivery to target organs. In topic 3, students learn about negative feedback regulation of glucose and play the role of doctor to determine if Ben has diabetes. Students will: 1) learn about symptoms and causes of diabetes; 2) step through an animation depicting feedback regulation by insulin; and 3) exercise their clinical thinking skills by completing a case study in which they examine Ben’s symptoms and family history of diabetes, interpret the result of his glucose tolerance test, and answer his questions about his condition and treatment options.

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This site has information about the anatomy of the human body and brain as well as how the brain interacts with the body. The...
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This site has information about the anatomy of the human body and brain as well as how the brain interacts with the body. The anatomy portion has basic, interactive diagrams of muscles, skeleton, basic internal organs, and the nervous system. Each section also has interactive games to help reinforce learning.

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HyperHeart is an interactive animation/movie developed for Dr. Blumenthal’s pharmacology course detailing bloodflow,...
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HyperHeart is an interactive animation/movie developed for Dr. Blumenthal’s pharmacology course detailing bloodflow, aortic/ventricular volumes and pressures present in a normal cardiac cycle. Also included are an electrocardiogram and heart sounds graph. Tutorials are provided for each phase of the cycle and interactive functions such as frame-by frame viewing, high/low quality toggle for faster playback, and a pop-up-menu to select the phase tutorials can all be utilized within the animation itself.

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Easy-to-use site with 18 autopsy cases created as part of a medical informatics module. Each case provides H&P, links to...
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Easy-to-use site with 18 autopsy cases created as part of a medical informatics module. Each case provides H&P, links to pertinent test/lab results, brief report of patient's care until death, and interactive cadaver which organizes color photographs of body tissues/organs and a brief synopsis of results by body system. Each case also allows the user to select from possible causes of death and provides feedback on incorrect/correct choices. The site also contains case-relevant A&P mini-tutorials by body system.

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Students will: 1) complete interactive explorations of density-dependence and carrying capacity, the difference between r...
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Students will: 1) complete interactive explorations of density-dependence and carrying capacity, the difference between r (realized intrinsic rate of increase or per capita, growth rate), rmax, (maximum intrinsic rate of increase and dN/dt (population growth rate), how growth rate changes over time while r decreases; and 2) summarize and compare properties of exponential and logistic growth.

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